Adam, Bronze sculpture in the Cullen Sculpture Garden, Houston, United States

Adam is a bronze sculpture located in the Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden that depicts the biblical figure in a moment of quiet reflection. The work captures the human form in a contemplative pose that conveys inner awareness and stillness.

The sculpture was created in 1889 by French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle during a period when he was establishing his independent artistic voice. This marked a turning point in his career as he moved away from purely classical conventions toward his own expressive language.

Adam is the title of the work, naming the biblical first man that Bourdelle modelled; the sculpture was made in 1889, the year the Eiffel Tower opened in his native France. It now stands in the Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden in Houston, where it is shown among other modern sculptures.

The sculpture garden is open daily and provides free access to view the work outdoors. Visitors should come prepared for changing weather and allow time to walk around the piece from different angles to appreciate its form.

Adam is one of the works by Antoine Bourdelle held in Houston at the Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden, a public outdoor space next to the Museum of Fine Arts. The bronze dates from 1889, early in Bourdelle's career, before the monumental style he later developed as a sculptor.